Books in the The History of Disability series

In the late-nineteenth and early-twentieth centuries, municipal laws targeting 'unsightly beggars' sprang up in cities across America. This title presents the murky history behind the laws, situating the varied legislation in its historical context and exploring in detail what the laws meant.

Despite her disabilities, Helen Keller worked tirelessly for human rights and other political issues.

A collection of essays and documents chronicilizing the history of treatment, labeling, and understanding of mental retardating in the U.S. NYUP is one the forefront of publishing in disability studies.

During the early nineteenth century, schools for the deaf appeared in the US for the first time. This book places the growth of the Deaf community at the heart of the story of deaf education and explains how the unexpected emergence of Deafness provoked the pedagogical battles that dominated the field of deaf education in the nineteenth century.

Since his conversion from Judaism, Charles Rich has sought to lead a contemplative life while still in world. He has shared the results of his meditations with a few intimate friends. It is these that make up this book-short, pithy reflections on a unique spiritual life.

An intimate portrait of Helen Keller through her life's writing, some published here for the first time.

A collection of essays and documents chronicilizing the history of treatment, labeling, and understanding of mental retardating in the U.S. NYUP is one the forefront of publishing in disability studies.

Disability has always been a preoccupation of American society and culture. This title leads readers through hospital-schools, courtrooms, advocacy journals, and beyond to discover disability's past. It explores the complex meanings of disability as identity and cultural signifier in American history.